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ONCOLOGY UPDATE in South Florida ...ONCOLOGY UPDATE in South Florida

Innovations in Thoracic Oncology:

Technology and the Team Approach Define the Care

at Jupiter Medical Center

The outlook for people with cancer is receive advanced training in robotic sur- Clinical Trial Matching, a comprehensive
changing rapidly — and has never been gical techniques. management system for cancer research.
more positive. We’re proud to have part- The platform enables clinicians to identi-
nered with colleagues throughout South Multidisciplinary Conferences fy clinical trials for eligible patients.
Florida and across the nation to find and Clinics Jupiter Medical Center’s Thoracic
answers for patients — and their loved Weekly thoracic multidisciplinary can- Multidisciplinary Clinic (MDC) offers
ones — struggling with a cancer diagno- cer conferences are what set Jupiter innovative diagnostic and therapeutic
sis. A referral to the Thoracic Surgery Medical Center’s Thoracic Surgery and strategies specific to each individual
and Lung Center of Excellence at Jupiter Lung Center of Excellence apart from patient’s diagnosis to expedite develop-
Medical Center provides an entire system other programs. Each conference is ment and implementation of a treatment
of care designed to ensure each patient attended by medical oncologists, radia- plan.
receives the evaluation and treatment tion oncologists, surgeons, radiologists, The clinic brings together a multidisci-
needed and the attention of a team of pathologists and other specialists who plinary team of specialists in thoracic
dedicated physicians and support profes- share ideas and knowledge, and collabo- surgery, medical oncology and radiation
sionals. rate to determine the best course of oncology with collaboration from pul-
“Treatment of lung cancer at Jupiter Dr. K. Adam Lee action for each patient. Multidisciplinary monology, pathology, and radiology
Medical Center combines the best of cancer conferences aren’t new, but they’re physician specialists to evaluate the
everything, including thoracic surgeons approach. The da Vinci Xi™ Systems typically found only in large academic patient, review diagnostic testing and
experienced in the latest minimally inva- consist of an ergonomic surgeon’s con- medical institutions. discuss the patient’s case to determine
sive techniques, cutting-edge robotic sole, a patient-side cart with four interac- “Research shows that cancer confer- the best course of action for treatment. In
technology and multidisciplinary collab- tive robotic arms, a high performance ences enhance clinical decision making a single visit, treatment plans can be
oration across disciplines and fields of 3D/HD vision system, and proprietary and directly influence patient care,” Dr. developed that meet each patient’s
study,” said Dr. K. Adam Lee, the center’s EndoWrist® instruments with Lee said. “It’s especially beneficial to have unique needs. A support team—includ-
medical director. Intuitive® motion. this collaboration among specialists ing an oncology social worker, a licensed
Dr. Lee was the first in the nation to when we are dealing with the more com- clinical dietitian, cancer rehabilitation
Leading the Way in Robotic perform a robotic pulmonary lobectomy plex cases. If I were a patient, I would specialists, and a clinical research
Thoracic Surgery with a four-arm robot nearly two decades want as many experts talking about my nurse—also is part of the clinical
Jupiter Medical Center was one of the ago. He remains a pioneer in robotic tho- case in a multidisciplinary setting as pos- process.
first facilities in the world to offer the da racic procedures. He has traveled across sible.” “When other health care professionals
Vinci® Xi™ System, a sophisticated the nation teaching cardiothoracic sur- As an added measure, when the spe- entrust their patients to our care, every-
robotic platform for complex surgical geons the technique. In addition, sur- cialists consider it appropriate, cases are one benefits from our drive to deliver the
procedures using a minimally invasive geons travel to Jupiter Medical Center to processed through the IBM Watson for best outcomes possible,” Dr. Lee said.
Oncology computing system, a tool that
assists in identifying evidence-based To learn more, visit
treatment options. In addition, Jupiter www.jupitermed.com/thoracic. To refer a
Medial Center uses IBM Watson for patient, call (561) 263-4400.

Cover Story: How Proton Therapy

Can Improve Breast Cancer Treatment
Specializing in Medically
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Complex Patients into the breast but we stop the radiation breast cancer where your heart and lungs
before it reaches the heart.” are nearby. It was a randomized study, so
Kindred Hospitals are owned by Kindred Miami Cancer Institute’s Proton I took my chances, but I feel very happy
Healthcare, Inc., a national network of Long Term Therapy Center is one of 30 centers cur- to be randomized to the proton treat-
Acute Care Hospitals (LTACH's). rently involved in a national study called ment,” she said.

Kindred Hospitals provide specialized, high quality RADCOMP, a randomized clinical trial According to Dr. Fagundes, final
care for acutely ill patients. For more than a decade, comparing proton and conventional results will be available 10 years after the
we have fine-tuned the art of medically complex care. radiation therapies that will include start of the trial.
almost 2,000 patients in total. The study “If it proves that we are decreasing car-
Our services range from complex catastrophic is investigating whether using proton diac complications from radiation to the
illnesses that require intensive care, post-surgical medical therapy, which delivers less radiation to point that we believe it will, then proton
rehabilitation to patients suffering from chronic diseases requiring respiratory and the heart during breast cancer treatment, therapy will become the preferred treat-
rehabilitative therapies. Kindred Hospitals provide outcome-oriented can reduce the risk of complications, ment for these patients,” he says. “I’m
cost effective care for patients with a wide spectrum of including heart injury. Certain patients very excited about being part of our
medical conditions. with right-sided breast cancer are also institution and participating in these
eligible for the voluntary study, which studies because we are determining new
Admissions to Kindred Hospitals may be will accrue patients over a five-year peri- practices and evolving what the medical
recommended by physicians, acute-care hospitals, od. field will be doing in years to come.”
rehabilitation hospitals, managed care providers, case One of Dr. Fagundes’ patients, 62-year- The Baptist Health South Florida News
management companies or by the patient’s family. old Madlyn McKendry, takes the train Team spoke with Dr. Fagundes and Ms.
In all cases family tours are encouraged. daily from Lake Worth to receive treat- McKendry and went behind the scenes
ment at Miami Cancer Institute, the only inside the proton therapy treatment
location in South Florida offering the room. Watch the video now.
trial.
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